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Werk #7823: Check hosts with PING: Fix broken custom service descriptions

Component Checks & agents
Title Check hosts with PING: Fix broken custom service descriptions
Date Jun 22, 2019
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.0.0i1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.6.0b3 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

A custom service description can be configured for the active checks configured with the ruleset "Check hosts with PING" to override the default PING service description.

This did not work in 1.6 since werk #6379.

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